Where does “kadaver” come from?

kadaver (Indonesian) comes from Dutch kadaver, from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

kadaver (Indonesian): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “kadaver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkadaveranimal corpse; corpse, cadaver
2Frenchcadavrecorpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty
3Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
4Latincadōto fall, to fall out
5Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →